Latest Lancaster County COVID Cases

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Here are your latest COVID-19 numbers as of Friday, Sept. 18.

According to the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, the county’s total confirmed cases are at 5,540, of these 396 were confirmed this week. Today, 62 cases were confirmed.

Twenty-three deaths coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded.

Over 2,200 people (40%) have recovered from the virus.

As for total tests given, the county reports 69,927 completed tests. Of these, 3,380 tests were taken this week.

The overall positivity rate for the county remains at 7.9 percent.

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